Olympus HIlls Shopping Center

Olympus Hills Shopping Center was established in 1963, and is named after the mountain to the East. It sits within the Olympus Cove in Holladay, Utah. Olympus Hills has been home to many different stores over the years, but the most memorable was Smiths Food and Drug (aka Smiths Food King). Smith Food and Drug had leased the shopping centers largest space and was the key tenant. Then unexpectedly Smith decided to use the facilities as storage only, this began the long law suit between Olympus Hills Shopping Center and Smiths. The long drawn out fight took several years to sort out. This is discussed by Leslie D. Corwin's book "Law Firm Partnership Agreements", Patrick A. Randolph Jr.'s American Bar Association article "Going Dark Aggressively" (see "Law Firm Partnership Agreements" by Leslie D. Corwin, Arthur Ciampi). [ [http://www.abanet.org/rppt/publications/magazine/1996/ndrd.html Going Dark Aggressively] By Patrick A. Randolph Jr.]

This action left Olympus Hills on the brink of complete failure. Barely hanging on Olympus Hills slowly began to recover. As the only shopping center located of the I-215 belt route in Utah, it once again began to attract the attention of bigger clients.

Several years later in 2004 the Shopping Center would be put back on the hot seat, as a billboard was erected directly in front of the shopping center at a small gas station owned by another party. [Alan Edwards, [http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595087154,00.html "Billboard's a sign of anger: Residents say it mars their view, want it removed"] , "Deseret Morning News" (Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004).] The community was in an outrage, and instantly accused the shopping center of this action. The center defended itself from the onslaught of people protesting. Reagan sign company refused to respond to letters and phone calls. In return they instead posted US Marine Corp advertisement along with Air Force. Working hand in hand with the community leaders, a set of legislation was agreed upon and the sign was finally removed. Once again the shopping center struggled a little, but push forward much faster this time.

Olympus Hills Shopping Center is located at 3900 Wasatch Blvd, Salt Lake City, Utah 84124.

See also

* "Law Firm Partnership Agreements" by Leslie D. Corwin, Arthur Ciampi
* [http://www.abanet.org/rppt/publications/magazine/1996/ndrd.html Going Dark Aggressively]
* [http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595087154,00.html Billboard's a sign of anger]

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